DDBM Ch 8

“Oh, yes. Yes, I apologize. I’ll move.”bf33e6e79a718e86

When the slapped Sa Chwiheon stumbled, Heavenly Demon manipulated the air once more, striking his other cheek. Unable to wait for Sa Chwiheon to move on his own, Heavenly Demon’s impatience sent him flying down the stairs. Crash! Sa Chwiheon tumbled down 1ffff0e925 the stairs with a 762ee68639 loud clatter.d9756917b6c11371

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Sa Chwiheon’s cheeks quickly swelled up, blue and red, but that wasn’t the issue now. He scrambled to his feet and plastered himself against the wall. His clasped hands trembled noticeably, showing how startled he was. Heavenly Demon finally clicked his tongue softly and turned around with a reluctant expression.58489ff835737db7

“Suyeon.”da1d0362bf02e23c

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As expected.3597cec024c4741f

Just as he’d anticipated, eyes filled with fear and shock were staring back at him.1ebdb35ab3a2cea2

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Suyeon froze f18900d0a4 under Heavenly 4d6348d568 Demon’s gaze. His eyes, alternating between afadae7391 dark and bright, resembled 84511d47f1 those of a nocturnal d1f600d7bf animal.bdff534e940493d4

‘Scary, terrifying.’6f2910f0b953fb24

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Simultaneously, memories of the final moments lined up before Suyeon’s eyes as if on parade. At the end of that short string of memories were Heavenly Demon’s bloodshot eyes looking down at him.97b19f12125cc3c1

―Suyeon, you’re still breathing.6f15e78feda7ff03

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Heavenly Demon’s last words burrowed into his mind, gnawing at his brain.d946b1fe259245f3

Suyeon covered his ears. Then, as if trapped 1687b36bc5 in a sealed bamboo 0f0654c24e tube with no escape, e1f0e5b013 a loud thrumming vibration began to echo, c4213102de threatening to shatter his 0264509495 skull.0c6ab1dd4b22eeb6

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The roars of dozens 633137bf40 of monstrous Hyeongsinaegsal, the crunch, crunch of his 307bf95d14 comrades being 1f0fc654dd devoured, and 42263542b7 Master Mu 481acfd987 Jungwon’s bloodcurdling 59de6dde54 scream, ‘Jeon 8891233367 Suyeon, you 9f8af9acc2 must survive!’6c4ad851b6c75ef3

The illusion 9e48768cfd of being d22cafab10 dropped back e453c67b0a into the 7bcbba5ec6 Monster Den a963b2ba70 before his af3a7aa445 regression unfolded cbbf3ee077 vividly before c8f0876ba5 him. It was a5b6cf7d5e a chilling db0a167e74 fear, like b9b65cac49 seeing hell 1fa5209963 itself.f94b2fd245ceeab2

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And then, 65de9af49c Jeon Suyeon, bd5a98ad29 a member 94397c9c1a of the 93b61777e9 Wolin, was 9322ea94e5 murdered by 4d028bac85 his lover, ce1bd1f0bc Heavenly Demon. Brutally and mercilessly.393d06c2d94fa813

‘I, I have 5661dd3126 to run. I have to 7a0dd127e2 escape.’8f50fc526f99f754

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He tried to back 24e67efb52 away slowly, but a 739e559824 small, thumb-sized bottle was 1f1028b6b0 suddenly thrust under his 1c4f313184 nose. A pungent, sour smell 294331cf7f wafted up, making him 48b1e139d3 nauseous.4e099477a857367c

“Ugh. Ugh.”f4c04100689e59d3

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Suyeon knew what 690bcbb560 this was.6de6e7046096197a

‘It’s Dream-Slumber Incense.’d561b27101470ce1

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Dream-Slumber Incense was a drug that instantly robbed its victim of their consciousness, erased their memories, and plunged them into a deep sleep. Heavenly Demon seemed intent on erasing Suyeon’s memories and putting him to sleep. Drifting into the drowsy swamp of sleep, Suyeon mumbled softly.9273539f8fb7014f

‘Why did you do 5bc2fbd791 that? Did you really have 14c890312e to….’3fd185c1b8a21848

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But even 0afe387c5a his own ed4527bde2 voice faded 2a8bd7b6cb into a 87e4c450a2 hazy murmur, 4792ea9ebf disappearing into 5c60ace71c the distance.7843041315d958fe

Heavenly Demon caught the collapsing Suyeon in his arms. He’d expected him to be stiff and brittle like dried kindling, so thin and emaciated.07b2571b74af6d4a

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‘He’s like 9067571b49 a cotton cb6c6c573b ball.’d56635a703b18f56

Suyeon’s body in his arms was soft and light, like a fluffy cotton ball. He felt so soft and warm, so fragile that he might scatter with a single breath. Heavenly Demon clicked his tongue inwardly.49755f3802c2bb48

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‘He must 92cadaac73 have been 27f52a058e so frightened.’74b2e4db9578a8ee

Suyeon had also grown c2967415bb up in the Heavenly e36263f862 Demon Cult, so he 640366d14e would naturally know that c3600197fe Blood Specter Copper Stench 320d03d5e7 Sa Chwiheon was Heavenly 0e9bfafacd Demon’s second disciple. Hearing him call Ha 7907ea6164 Shin “Master” must have f1429840e1 made everything click into 1b01ea1a0f place.52eed9812fc2b6a7

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While ordinary 2522e64197 members of 383bf6938e the Heavenly 2e36285ba3 Demon Cult 8576613e13 would be bb549984b7 lucky to e06e0ab883 see Heavenly e96c41fa49 Demon once 3831817d9d in their 57558c75f8 lifetime, Suyeon 57aca71755 had eaten, 29fce3b9be drank tea, 4bb4a52e86 and even 100f4d83e8 shared drinks 4eafcfff51 with him, b5bfc87ecb laughing and 5a20dc2c11 chatting. Heavenly Demon’s c24f4d1d20 appearance was 1df1b8d2cc an earth-shattering f50c6eb948 event for 3573165bd0 ordinary people, a9a441c639 so it 29e5d7da36 was understandable 92d82962ff that he 5ddc69d66f was shocked.97700d9a34bf6905

However, Heavenly Demon hadn’t intended to deceive Suyeon from the beginning. Disguising himself, putting Mu Jungwon in the palanquin instead – none of it was done to trick Suyeon. He’d simply chosen the more convenient option, as Ha Shin had more freedom of movement than Heavenly Demon.beee21785c1ee762

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Rather, the problem arose later. Qingyan’s report of Jeon Suyeon’s death in the Monster Den.78a3a22c6eed87e8

―Jeon Suyeon appears 8db147e3ce to be deceased.412851846b7e2682

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It was as if a sharpened iron skewer had pierced Heavenly Demon’s heart. The dull ache that throbbed in his chest was connected to a sense of ‘loss’ he hadn’t felt in decades.7dc24098304ffb7c

And when Suyeon returned 5494e689c0 alive…711d55f2f04564c8

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‘What expression a137a58e1a will Jeon be4992ceae Suyeon make c07af65a1b when he e34d70e73c finds out 020b642b8f I’m Heavenly 405ff429b3 Demon?’f349aa7eec6b2c4a

Would he 74aaac6e51 think of b77e68fe19 him as 5ed82720cf a shameless 1f572cf21d cult leader 265c5268fa who gets a58317edf5 slapped by e9458ef0a4 his disciple, af5555f16a Mu Jungwon?65d0fb014ba1a84e

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Or maybe he’d 2a06266b1c be angry.52d10cce7dbfe643

‘No. He wouldn’t dare be b7d080e19b angry. He’d just avoid looking e2c123ea73 at me.’c58b674cd98d41ff

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The realization that he had deceived Jeon Suyeon, intentionally or not, began to gnaw at Heavenly Demon. It wasn’t guilt. It was more that he felt awkward and wronged by the potential for misunderstanding, the possibility of being accused of deliberate deception.766b8c065e54b13f

That’s why Ha Shin had planned to disappear from Jeon Suyeon’s sight and reappear as Heavenly Demon. If it weren’t for his clueless disciple, things wouldn’t have turned out this way. And he certainly wouldn’t have had to resort to using the Dream-Slumber Incense.67bf56126e58afd8

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Heavenly Demon wiped Suyeon’s tear-stained cheeks with the back of his hand and held him tightly.fd9b553ae48fa9a1

“Master. Master.”a1293db2cc291745

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Sa Chwiheon followed after 59479375d1 Heavenly Demon.8d42bcaa44657527

“I heard you cf36d143da went to the c9fa399872 Noguk, when did db573fcab0 you return… Ah.”61047d433e7719a0

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Sa Chwiheon looked at Suyeon, sound asleep in Heavenly Demon’s arms. Realizing the situation, beads of cold sweat formed on Sa Chwiheon’s forehead, and his mouth opened and closed like a gasping goldfish.dbba28c86d870b41

“The alcohol, ed18d1e6ad my senses, fd667ab7a4 no, I’m 069f138172 a dead 143cbbeb42 man.”49110ce89423edeb

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Then he punched his a8ca8093f8 own swollen cheek, the 5524a29f13 one Heavenly Demon had f2d9095bd5 struck.296740ceac5cc5d2

“Will that bring him back to life? This is your punishment. You’re not allowed to speak for a while.”b4f8844ab2bf989a

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“Huh? M, Master. Mmm! Mmm!!”0759315505cb21c4

With a cold expression, Heavenly Demon pressed on Sa Chwiheon’s pressure points. He then blocked all the acupuncture points related to speech, including the throat and tongue. Leaving Sa Chwiheon groaning in frustration, he carried Suyeon down the stairs. The broken and damaged stairs creaked, and dust rained down from the ceiling.d4b343203979919d

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The three taels of gold Heavenly Demon had paid earlier became the price for the damage he’d just caused. It seemed like the amount would roughly cover the repairs for the tavern’s broken fixtures.ff8b43fdc845fd01

Left behind, Sa Chwiheon 5230bee4d5 scratched his head with ef079357fc a troubled expression.b97c4f8e255c593e

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‘Now that I think about it… from head to toe… he’s the embodiment of Master’s preferences. Where did he suddenly roll in from? Was there a child like that in the Heavenly Demon Cult?’4f01750c7aea3408

At first 706740aa49 glance, he ef801713de seemed to 9e9aa7d472 have gentle aa22fb3b7c eyes and dbbdb10470 a cute 6ad30285f5 impression, but b4c6e7f3b2 upon closer 3d799fb1d4 inspection, he 698c6c58c5 was undeniably 610ea4a7f9 handsome. His physique, while c571a5c681 not exactly robust, 390df74033 was supple and 2a9b94d126 flexible, ideal for 2c32774e80 cultivating martial arts.5cf9cedb08dac276

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He was clearly someone 3f4585a23c Master treasured. He should 01c334c08e be grateful b66a69ed82 his tongue 9473164d77 hadn’t been 90eb085076 ripped out e7535e557e for calling 5108ce2376 such a 2b25b1d958 person a a194e89f6c pet or fe2de79728 whatever.c9a28e0f46986e71

‘I’ll endure this b90a3d109b bit of discomfort. Master will cool f65159ea86 off soon.’da3705a6863f6d5f

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He didn’t know when Heavenly Demon’s anger would subside, but only Heavenly Demon could undo the blocked pressure points. So, all he could do was wait.6bb627bf80931951

Still utterly clueless, Sa 72f5d621c0 Chwiheon, without a single 7651791238 thought that he’d incurred 8afc4808a5 Heavenly Demon’s wrath by 8e8a9fefac revealing his identity, rubbed 5151445411 his swollen cheek.e41766b912651fa1

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The scenery 626741c036 of Dongguan, 99934bcc1b now nearing 2020d6d596 dusk, was 73d929e66b drastically different 3c00d0fd34 from when 3fe9750c5e he’d first bd5307dba7 arrived. The street f318259c1b vendors selling 3c93309bac lamb skewers 24680831a5 and flatbreads 3567eae318 were gone, 78b21c155b leaving only 88c9849de5 the taverns 3beb798b24 and inns 9b35a84607 that operated 2961633868 late into 3429dbd0a6 the night.2e5bf69745142a36

Heavenly Demon 6eb8386c39 quickly passed a5ab85a930 through Dongguan d6b359dc88 Street and 22a76a1f5e entered the 4023bfbfd9 Heavenly Demon d6c1d9d148 Cult fortress. He slowed his 3e706f29c2 pace, landed on 0dd721fa3d the ground, and 9c20d6dded began to walk 1e93298072 slowly.d4cac1742541004e

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‘What should ad8dffab7f I do? What should I 39d7e276ae do?’069e24d61c312554

Heavenly Demon 228f0f8192 looked down 4779a4d03e at Suyeon 6583f91577 in his a4249cc78a arms. He was bfbdcbca90 completely at d012650c3f a loss. He wanted to take 4310e3da67 Suyeon to the Great bd10cc3fcb Hall of Light right a61df4586d away. He could 0e6b336dc9 give him ce1894cedf a small 8edf9e5c41 house, keep 20de51d582 him by 2a835db434 his side 940a3d73c8 as an 08ce204109 attendant, or 601b5810e0 even make e1be72abb8 him a 72247a5112 bodyguard.87385a35d0931ca4

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Since he wanted 03cc31fcf9 to be a 213c39d904 martial artist, he 650c2c7d32 could make him 28269af1f3 a member of 104df1d1f4 the Taeyangin.6665b0f1492bb9ab

―Qingyan.a2127884562a2a86

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He shows the aptitude 33eab82dbf for a Taeyangin. But does 292bd2377f he really 1237284ada need to 4b474cf0cd do such 7c2bc132a8 dangerous work?e7f0d8b7ab417ff0

“Do you know 5448bf7e98 where Jeon Suyeon d25da206f1 lives?”8c5d671b8ef8c91b

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―Yes, Cult Leader. I know.41afd83b29b4e5da

“Lead the way.”fa9175c90e6dcbfd

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Following Qingyan’s 73d094879f guidance, Heavenly 2d29f73bba Demon headed ab096beb6d towards a 7624203115 shabby hut.cb74b9e8b599f417

“Is this… d473bec619 a house?”c3b27b084381e7c9

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―Yes, this 00c4dcff5d is it.a1471e1410ba8181

Could this place, with 326c082515 half its roof torn 1bad9a5bd5 off and holes riddled 044a4c4110 through the walls, even a1b7a19077 be called a house? The hut bb89f183ca was more 6d822b1720 dilapidated than b613a94304 he could d6f8a35b26 have imagined.f28e0f256f97b758

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Heavenly Demon stooped to 96624a139f pass through the low f92386149d doorway and laid Suyeon 34c68a8ccd on the creaking bed. He then patted the 9b116a4b28 thin straw mat and af83f7497e carefully covered him.e14a90ca59ccbff3

‘Or I 1edee60bc3 could take bbcf85a851 him in 700f8c8942 as my ac9db4751b sixth disciple.’8da2c5e1994ec48f

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Even after 3846ceeea8 his predecessor, ec51ec1e89 the Heavenly 0fe3ae5314 Demon and 497b51d149 his father, 282656ebba the Supreme c8cc013536 Cult Leader, cf0bc420a2 ascended and 4035410d45 Ki Yooshin 20d4aed50e was enthroned 0ec6a69a67 as the b7281b1c47 next Cult 8b8e159fba Leader, he b74986c7b5 hadn’t taken 5da8f2a2d7 any disciples.2fda9eafff5624ad

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Countless individuals be77218a8c had passed 20ef8aaa5f through his d63090e75f life since 4673e34fa1 then, living 31ab80d780 and dying, 1a65c06f9b yet none 66b3ba1ac9 had truly ee511eadd8 stirred his a13f414803 desire to 9e76b32180 take them e4c6529938 as a f3790d0738 disciple. There was no need 9b1323cfe1 to. His father, the former 2239df64a4 Heavenly Demon, had designated dcf7ecb0db him as the successor, c115aafba0 so there was no 344946f0f7 reason to take on d8ff434aba disciples.8973ffc16be719b5

However, the 2ad6cb9cf7 situation changed f1bbb3c69b slightly when bb9b711f6d the elders 90682b9ce8 of the a28a901095 Heavenly Demon 790acb2dee Cult realized b54491c4ba that Heavenly 4ab804749a Demon, who ece7015271 neither married b1d0ec033b nor kept 4004176a51 women close, 80f63a7231 had no b710e122df prospects of 38ccdb8114 having offspring.5b2233349d3ae609

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The elders and the 9a0baa8787 revered elders of the 54eced3841 Heavenly Demon Cult even 61f913cdc6 pleaded with him to 4ac7ad1689 adopt a child to 1c5be9abfa prepare for the future.866d77fe625f323c

This was the b4f5e23cc7 day Heavenly Demon 892f2496f8 appeared before the 1a1a9ef447 people with the 22da2bd711 outward appearance of 204dc02b75 someone barely past 0dbcf6af58 his twenties, having cb9fa779f7 undergone Body Transformation f02ae6a9f5 and Rejuvenation.f7e97b6e1f20f621

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―You must 0e4c67c219 adopt a b7d06aec63 child to 397fff0ab4 continue the f752e09fd3 lineage.6425d5caf626f582

An adopted child!3a485aebd279af22

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He had picked up and raised animals, burying them with his own hands, but he didn’t want to experience such a messy and bothersome human relationship. Even if it were an adopted child, he didn’t want to see a child he was connected to as a father and son predecease him. The relationship of parent and child was already troublesome, but it was strange to be a younger father than his child, even if it was only in appearance.afc36897557fedbc

To Heavenly Demon, who adamantly refused, they presented their next card as if they’d been waiting for it. They pleaded with him to at least take a ‘disciple’.75024388d4ade282

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He wouldn’t have even bothered to scoff at their request, but the accelerating spread of Monster Dens increased the elders’ worries. While they had nothing to fear as long as Heavenly Demon remained healthy, they argued that the period after him was the problem.e65c36b66bfafb08

―Take a c318edd4cc disciple to b8f4450ebc nurture future 4e15a3a231 generations.50c72b7c0d8c18b2

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Although five a531701e94 families now 52ff3ec8fe held sway 24b8757505 within the d507960ac9 Heavenly Demon 05271e11a2 Cult, at cbde9d9183 the time, f8cb6f66cc there were 22ebe1b7e8 only the ff109ec06a Po and 218320a17a Sa families. The two family 0468c9d97b heads had worn 9d33333756 down their doorframes, a43e141c15 persistently begging him cbb17c5ab8 to accept their cfbf693efd sons as disciples.36e86ec7923f6369

Thus, Heavenly Demon reluctantly c82d363025 accepted the ten-year-old Po 3d2f7b74d1 Seokhyeon as his first 46bbaba929 disciple and, six years ba737ccc7a later, the ten-year-old Sa 65f099991d Chwiheon as his second. If he were to d6e6ac84fc be specific, it was 4a0bc9623c from his third disciple, 149d341af7 Mu Jungwon, onwards that e063c6ed7c Heavenly Demon actually desired b31b806d4f disciples.51b552dfcf224e75

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In any case, b47f170089 once he had 03e1326f93 disciples, it wasn’t 56a1bf3560 so bad. While they could d407a1b24c be troublesome, they 0a9e1783ee also brought small 68f8ff64bd joys to his cfd761f8d2 monotonous life.d0609945ce000f90

They were perfect 1c90cfd131 to torment on 64e9dd594a bad days, and 4685333581 teasing them was 7709379773 amusing. Under the pretext of 1bc5e25806 training, he often made 137e47ca01 them run errands, much 6ac20e088c to their chagrin.bd859bcc1bcafc3d

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Especially since e8f2c3b7b6 they would 7e8cea8181 obediently carry 00d6f61509 out even 53274ade5b his most 78baaa97fa absurd commands, d78d025274 such as 57186ad006 fetching rare 7f7bb7575d books from 2d01ea113a Arasha or 655efe6729 ivory produced b8e0b3e53c only in 6505d49628 Tianzhu. He briefly regretted 7c538d9061 not taking disciples 9aefa91b40 sooner, considering how b2ba8b655b convenient it was.f85effb77ff8bc6b

It was around this cdb3d38dcc time that he decided 2de987c9f2 to create a personal b90648cd49 unit like Qingyan’s. And he delegated tasks ed38dfebbe that he and the c437fe4545 elders had previously shared d3b627c969 to his disciples. Things like the f0a29ac304 Jeongcheopdan, the Teaching fb9ea41a37 Pavilion, the Yulbeopdang, 1ed1e93c72 and the education 8a68f4b07e and management of cbee145310 the Taeyangin and 21346fecf1 Wolin.87c26a21bbab86e3

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This didn’t ef86b478eb mean Heavenly 738243b3b5 Demon was bc7b733c04 purely malicious. As their master, d7a81e9a40 he passed on 52e266f83d all the martial f415aadadd arts he knew 108d733ee8 and provided guidance.388f25f65b513cff

He couldn’t claim to have been a diligent teacher, but by Heavenly Demon’s standards, he fulfilled his duties as a master.1b253d1d8cd3a580

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He himself had only learned martial arts from his father and hadn’t taken a separate master, so he didn’t truly know what the ‘duties of a master’ entailed. Thus, ‘doing well by them’ was entirely based on Heavenly Demon’s own criteria.cd637d107d09b1a9

However, contrary to the elders’ worries about a ‘world without Heavenly Demon,’ Heavenly Demon underwent another Rejuvenation.45c6c19169d6c2a1

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―Is it possible 4b394b72a4 that the Cult 1e2c1631d9 Leader has become 6229fc4ee1 immortal?aea11f4655dc6655

Now, worrying about the world after Heavenly Demon’s death was a needless anxiety.fc0fa8ac2ef18525

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Looking around c8f18409ea Suyeon’s dark 2ca586b76a and shabby b7895fc2e5 ‘room,’ Heavenly 513a130870 Demon frowned 57bc6a558c and shook b663c6290e his head.8a3cb2e87681bbaa

“I’ve changed cc527cee45 my mind. Let’s go 16746dc446 to my dfe89024a0 quarters.”b8899186c0f3e6e4

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―By your command.685b6a8aa0e4ee19

Heavenly Demon picked 13a2931650 Suyeon up again. He couldn’t bear c75252b1e7 to leave him 1f107fd682 in such a 0ba51b5ef3 wretched place. He decided b4949d56b4 to designate 1bfc8ae94b a small cf22252735 house near 9512f2f1da his own 1356b99421 quarters in 706e8a9c43 the Great 81162752a3 Hall of 1de38f17bd Light as 90c2beee82 Suyeon’s temporary 34e5ca533f residence.ba1f38189b90ad5e

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It was a temporary 3ccd732c59 residence.b1cd4496c00b5ee5

Temporary.a3316829b5e8d289

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As soon as the 241b0ffe61 sun rose the next 08e2f5d703 day, Heavenly Demon summoned 3a2222338b Sa Chwiheon to the a0c74e7e65 Hall of the Crescent 055be32376 Moon.8669adc94e837cd1

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Excited at 13b0011874 the thought fab271c1df that his 29cf75ebda pressure points 2cf40d7622 would finally 6c64d28b75 be unblocked, 657f127b51 Sa Chwiheon 95868bed18 rushed over, a38e61b39a only to 99842ffbd3 find Heavenly 05ad9622eb Demon’s expression b0a16f2f35 grim.cda52b236939e918

“Read this.”6c2c031c73b0d5a8

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Already troubled by 99d59c493b Suyeon not having 60b0fab0bc awakened yet, the c460691e73 contents of the da08e9bbac letter delivered by a40ad8eb5c the carrier pigeon f67c247c33 from the Botamun 68004eab2d were outrageous. Heavenly Demon clicked his a05bea48d3 tongue, looking at Sa 02e3423b99 Chwiheon bowing his head 3303e43274 from afar.dc33eff12ab8a47e

“I never thought I’d 170db7ce67 receive a carrier pigeon 380630e264 personally sent by the 7d8ccf985f head of the Botamun 0213ca1c1d in my lifetime.”bea651a38f39dbe3

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The Botamun was fd46a9d283 located diagonally opposite 4f06667b8f the Thousand Mountains, 1afdbdab7d in the Zhejiang daae32979f region. It was cb8dfccf6e situated deep ab98e3a87c within Mount 63d1ede923 Putuoshan in 97fb116484 the Zhoushan d7f576a51e Archipelago, five 21fb58e0dd hundred li 2d8890c1b6 east of 152cec071c Zhejiang, and c8efbda27e was renowned e94f8fa8bc for being f70b0fea3e composed solely 17a83db87d of nuns 5895b49423 who had 1a474aabee renounced the 2e46a1ffeb world and 2d2c4f4a40 lived isolated 15b10d6820 from the 27d8063841 martial world.cf4590341225ab2d

And yet, Mun Ayeong, 3e381495d3 the Heavenly Snow Sword 8cb4113419 Empress of the Botamun, 3ca32bf02b had sent a carrier 1df276cbad pigeon directly to Heavenly da39d28eef Demon.d4f20f930e62ef34

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The contents 8c733d89da of the 510b568d9a letter could f09ae4e014 be summarized 5508d337e7 as follows.58c9281286c6d1a3

―Blood Specter Copper cbb089b7e5 Stench of the 9d1a6e6cb8 Ghost Sect has b48ce898f4 trespassed onto Mount a5b2af0725 Putuo, harassing the 43587e7bb5 nuns and disrupting cbd5ad39b6 their ascetic practices. Please see to this 35481955aa matter, Heavenly Demon.4862b5e728a136ee

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The Botamun and Sa ccbe893762 Chwiheon’s Thousand Mountains Trading e34ed729b8 Company had a special 293c7d9a5c relationship, having traded with 477900cdbf each other for generations. The Thousand Mountains Trading 2a0c0f2ca6 Company supplied the Botamun 61a440665c with worldly goods and 2420f2a989 food difficult to obtain 16b6a18c9f in the mountains.beb199b5c1c45118

Sa Chwiheon had 7bec5a3be0 recently heard that 901d760fc6 the Heavenly Snow 4f9ea8b1ed Sword Empress had 1aa37795da become the head 46ccf0a63e of the Botamun, 0f86c35e5d and, happening to f6886d561a be in Suzhou 51c752d4b9 at the time, 0f155720d8 he decided to d28d0fbd07 personally drive a 9f10448b32 cart of supplies 0e96924b50 to Mount Putuo.4781a942ce39638c

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Up to this point, everything had followed standard procedure. The problem lay in the ‘edict’ issued by the Heavenly Snow Sword Empress. Upon hearing that Sa Chwiheon was coming personally, she had restricted all men from entering the Zhoushan Archipelago.d811eb0e994a3abe

“So, Sa Chwiheon, c2b012611d you disguised yourself 022cff5be3 as a woman?”65741d93c4df7b75

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Ahqing’s hands, busily tying up Heavenly Demon’s hair, paused momentarily. Ahong, holding Heavenly Demon’s red sash, barely suppressed a burst of laughter, her eyes wide.c12cd70a3292808a

In response to be05292a90 his Master’s question af38b17d86 about his disguise, 2fca7c8c4c Sa Chwiheon scratched bbd48766ff his head and ede2b4eafc gave an embarrassed, 4f6edf856f wry smile. Then, he 831387992e picked up 8895f7edce the brush a082a65c5d in front b022eb4390 of him 57b994886c and began 6992b38e82 to write 6b7ea93a29 on the 49a2c51931 paper.8c161dc840f25879

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Forbidden from 6c79bd0d49 using Voice d753bfe9d0 Transmission and 8f3d2a90f3 with his f55e065b5b pressure points 59373dbab3 blocked, Sa f4c941533b Chwiheon’s only d322b11b38 means of 0c647f98a3 communication was 73ef6d51ce writing.9d2e74063dce9766

[Yes, Master. The Thousand Mountains Trading Company does have a branch in Zhejiang. However, there were no women available… so I had no choice but to disguise myself as a woman and fulfill my duty.]

Heavenly Demon snorted and 571bba6a43 looked down at Sa 63750c8d8c Chwiheon.d66dd90a382e4075

The moment 797d493250 Sa Chwiheon c94c46d696 wrote ‘disguised 299039ad3e myself as bb885b0c3b a woman,’ d329b2dce5 Ahong couldn’t aa7f09f518 hold back 9b999b9b8f anymore and 0d280aa907 let out cb237d20f1 a pfft of laughter. She quickly bit 012bfb7784 her lower lip, e9f6599411 struggling to contain addc1e4bc1 herself. Tears welled up b31a764dd9 in her eyes 7f197aa400 from the effort.97270eac9dede4c3

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Sa Chwiheon was such a large man that anyone who met him face-to-face would feel as if a giant cliff was standing before them. The thought of such a giant dressed as a woman would have had Ahong and Ahqing rolling on the floor laughing if it weren’t for Heavenly Demon’s presence.f8b3ebd636a372f8

Normally, Sa 66c8f17b4c Chwiheon would afad64ef81 have joined 016fa63d1a in the c1a67a23de laughter with 510eaa8d31 the maids, 3982463a0a but given 92e58dbc64 the current 2bbcc1ba7d circumstances, he 05576cb86b simply sat 85223eb9df quietly with 4f02dc4111 a slightly 41bd32413f sullen expression.fd51f2a28fb6865c

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That day, 1653dd45d1 Sa Chwiheon, 8cb3ec770d whose disguise 4548184288 was discovered, 67c37dadf6 clashed with 8e6ec846cf the Botamun c57046b678 disciples who 70d0ca1da1 attacked him a004fec0aa with the 7500ec15dc Haeryeon and 64c9e571cb Bulkwang Sword c69c3d63e5 Techniques, and d38f029d3e the Heavenly e876bda436 Snow Sword 89cff629b2 Empress, Mun c7be310504 Ayeong, flew d9b353b0ad into a a16f2ca95f rage.0a5287e8a921c51f

The incident nearly escalated dceb9d4b11 into a full-blown conflict b156899f96 between the Heavenly Demon a59e7c182f Cult and the Botamun.48b09bb880fdecb6

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“She sent word fb32d8c3d2 that she’s coming dbb5b1ce10 here personally to 663052490f hold you accountable.”9a88f3400960a769

[P, Personally? Our Ayeong is coming here?]

Sa Chwiheon’s 562fadaf72 face brightened. Knowing full well that f2520c22a2 he harbored romantic feelings c49b0ce4cd for Ayeong, Heavenly Demon 753c39e46c clicked his tongue.a7c5cd8bbf29e115

“You fool.”55e61093ae04f8c1

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Twenty years 1724e3e771 ago, Mun 567d32703a Ayeong’s great-grandmother 5fac435482 was quite 52804077c4 open-minded. She sent several of 652e2ad4c6 her students to study 028a836dba at the Thousand Mountains’ ca726b6c73 Teaching Pavilion to gain f2970ea8fe knowledge about the Monster 4586e62835 Dens.042c29f1cea35651

Thanks to this, 1040b661f4 seventeen-year-old Sa Chwiheon fe40814507 and Mun Ayeong e684a08254 met as a 90cec2031b Botamun disciple and 651152fad8 a Heavenly Demon e6968c62a5 Cult student, respectively. Sa Chwiheon 94ca0c4bf2 had gone 630ef2068d to Mount 93186989d6 Putuo to 11d82ccaa5 congratulate Mun 27f8d0d704 Ayeong, a ec34085316 former classmate, bd109b49c9 on becoming 334d827377 the head 20c131cea8 of the 8228e20ee6 Botamun.9b3f52ff62874f06

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And yet, she wouldn’t 3bd462e337 even let him set b55d8b941d foot on the island!7c2cb9ba6640b9a7

Furthermore, she seemed deeply offended by something and wouldn’t respond to any of his carrier pigeons. That’s why Sa Chwiheon was already slightly annoyed when he resorted to disguising himself as a woman to infiltrate Mount Putuo. It was this difficult just to see her face!a30657da97db82b1

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“And Sa Chwiheon, I’ll 7cd57601b6 have a word with 0215511247 Gae Cheogi, so stay b45f9a94a6 put until I summon 77edc642d9 you.”b5c0a15f0e82da9c

Sa Chwiheon, kneeling on 8a2d0ec0f7 the floor, unconsciously lifted d58c40eef3 his hips and half-rose.4e4b2e00e7ac6d93

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‘Master!’29892c6063622477

He almost grabbed Heavenly Demon’s pant leg as he brushed past him. While he hadn’t lost his composure even when slapped by Heavenly Demon the previous night, he now looked up at him with a stiff expression.17dd089ca7c4a2b6

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‘Gae Cheogi.’a43ac5fe20fa63c5

Gae Cheogi was Heavenly Demon’s fourth disciple and the head of the Yulbeopdang, the disciplinary hall responsible for carrying out punishments. So, ‘I’ll have a word with Gae Cheogi’ meant he was being sent to the Yulbeopdang.74b7da91270fae6b

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Sa Chwiheon’s 3ab295318b writing became 4bc89b80a0 frantic as 6f89e07cfa Heavenly Demon caf8b9e189 moved to 607f77fbc7 leave the 3ecb63ebed Hall of 1d176b56c6 the Crescent 682b4960ad Moon.6eb327b312479782

[Are you truly sending me to Gae Cheogi?]

Sa Chwiheon 04c58168c6 looked up 12a5b30d50 at Heavenly e694a6e5c9 Demon with c72a56080b pleading eyes. He noticed a faint 4ae842d890 flicker of annoyance in 5b92c1570a those cold eyes. This time, Sa Chwiheon adec2bd519 thankfully sensed Heavenly Demon’s 3e0e615a2e growing displeasure.01f5cd6646b4cc40

If only 25e215211e he’d been 54c149a03c this perceptive ed6f5f333c yesterday. With the gut feeling 69ab8a66e0 that things were about 1ffbb1c25c to get worse, Sa dd28f58861 Chwiheon quickly nodded his 8bdddd28d9 head.e73bcd11e5fad775

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[You are right. You are absolutely right. It’s a perfectly reasonable decision. I’ll reflect on my actions.]

Just then,b371375fb8722578

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A hurried cf60ef507a Voice Transmission 6032e4c612 reached Heavenly ca0e831f35 Demon’s ears.dd19dc3683787789

―Cult Leader. This is Qingyan.e483784157c38639

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At the mention of Qingyan, the furrow in Heavenly Demon’s brow smoothed out. Suyeon must have finally awakened.8bde791641875d68

“I was just about 4dac064556 to go see him.”f5d4816f5288834e

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However, Qingyan’s 4e2f497f1b subsequent report 2dbb229d51 was unbelievable.0d83e23079f79dd5

―Jeon Suyeon… has 76946a2179 disappeared.cf61d264f4a42b60

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